What are the responsibilities and job description for the INVESTMENT ANALYST position at Rubicon Founders?
Rubicon FoundersRubicon is an entrepreneurial healthcare investment firm focused on building and growing transformational companies. Rubicon seeks to both invest and partner to build meaningful businesses that create enduring value by transforming the way people receive healthcare. We look for dynamic, intelligent, curious, and high EQ team members and leaders for our platform and our companies.Why this role existsAs Rubicon deepens its commitment to supporting paradigm shifting work in the healthcare sector, our analysts will serve as the tip of the spear for originating great investment opportunities that seek to solve healthcare's most complex systematic challenges. This role presents an opportunity to dive into diverse segments within healthcare and identify the most promising companies and leaders for consideration. Analysts will partner with our deal teams to understand what makes a compelling investment opportunity and work collaboratively to cultivate a pipeline of investable opportunities.Role Description & Necessary ExperienceThe ideal candidate is proactive, curious and relentless in their work, and must have a strong desire to meaningfully improve our healthcare system. Standout candidates will have an excellent academic record and prior work experience in sales, business development and / or startup experience. A demonstrated track record of being a self-starter, clear communicator and persistent in vocational and academic pursuits is a must. As an investment analyst, you will learn to differentiate between business models within a given sector, various deal structures and the affiliated modeling skills, how to engage and evaluate executive leadership teams, and how to create and present an investment case for compelling businesses.Analysts will maintain a focus on identifying and vetting investable opportunities while participating in all stages of the deal process as performance allows. Responsibilities for the role will include but aren't limited to : Conduct market and industry research to identify and qualify investment opportunitiesUse monitoring and scraping tools such as ChatGPT, MailChimp, LinkedIn, SourceScrub, ContactOut and others to proactively seek out and engage with interesting companies and teams in identified sectorsEngage in weekly pipeline reviews with team leads to track progress and advance research strategies while continuously learning about compelling opportunities in healthcare.Review industry newsletters, conference lists, and Rubicon relationships to identify high quality companies and engage the most interesting prospects.Help with transaction-specific responsibilities including due diligence and quantitative analysisCommon characteristics of the people who comprise Rubicon Founders and our portfolio companies : Smart, detail-oriented, mission-driven, entrepreneurial and operates with urgency
